Civil engineer · El Centro, CA
Civil engineer in El Centro: $3,365/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in El Centro at $109,490 a year. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $77,880 and the 90th is $162,860. Pay ranks 27th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,365 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 220 miles away, at $3,611 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,365
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,490
$77,880 to $162,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
27th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $109,490.
- Taxes$2,524
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$2,226
- Left over$3,365
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,490
- Federal income tax
- −$15,702
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,376
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,210
- Take-home pay
- $79,203
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $655
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,235
Left over each month
$9,124 gross, minus $2,524 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.
$3,365
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $3,611/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in El Centro?
$109,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in El Centro?
$3,365 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Las Vegas, about 220 miles away, leaves $3,611 a month, more than El Centro.